“We have been participating in the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade for nearly a decade and have also supported the St. Patrick’s Day breakfast year after year,” Boston Beer Co. said in a statement. “We’ve done so because of the rich history of the event and to support veterans who have done so much for this country.”

The Globe said Walsh has been attempting to negotiate with the War Council and that he would make one more attempt to reach an agreement Friday. The council had agreed to let MassEquality march if they didn’t wear anything that identified their sexual orientation. When MassEquality wouldn’t agree to that stipulation, they were told they couldn’t march.

John Hurley went to the Supreme Court in 1995 and won a unanimous victory saying that he could exclude homosexuals from the parade, the Globe said.

Boston Pride, an organization that pushes for inclusivity in the Boston community, is participating in a Peace Parade organized by Veterans for Peace, which will be held Sunday after the South Boston parade, the organization’s website said.